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The Investor Who Built a $1 Billion Water Revenue Company from Scratch in 12 Years through 38 M&A Moves

The Investor Who Built a $1 Billion Water Revenue Company from Scratch in 12 Years through 38 M&A Moves

From(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World


The Investor Who Built a $1 Billion Water Revenue Company from Scratch in 12 Years through 38 M&A Moves

From(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World

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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Feb 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

with ?️ Reinhard Hübner, CEO of SKion Water, 2021's Water Company of the Year 
? SKion Water is an international water technology platform, that aims to empower water technology companies to make a difference. 

What we covered: 

? How SKion Water was built from scratch in a decade, to reach about 750 M€ yearly turnover  
?️ How building a successful water company all starts with choosing your path (and what the options are)  
? How cheap money comes with drawbacks and how this can be problematic for water entrepreneurs 
? How water market capitalizations totally go through the roof these days (and what to think about it) 
☠️ How there's no magical way to skip steps and how it is dangerous to even try 
? How the water industry is segmented, and how important it is to target the right section of the food chain 
? How it might be tempting to see yourself as much more clever than everyone before, and how that can lead to terrible mistakes as a water entrepreneur 
? How trees don't grow up to the sky, and how being reasonable on your business expectations is the best way to really deliver 
? How it might be tempting to see tremendous synergies between various branches of the water industry... and how those rarely (if ever) exist 
? How what matters at the end of the day is less the plan than the way you execute it (and how you might have to go in the trenches) 
? All in all, how Reinhard built the 2021 "Water Company of the Year" 
?  How Reinhart almost fell into investing by accident 
? The two reasons why one would want to invest in Water (despite all the challenges) 
? How SKion's success was born in early, rapid, and spectacular failures 
? How the focus is not to acquire companies but to serve the real customer needs (and the foolproof trick to always keep that market pulse) 
? How the Water Sector's structure is quite unique in terms of company sizes and how a certain one doesn't exist at all 
? What's the best way to invest in water companies and why 
? Who are the best water entrepreneur profiles, why, and how they have to take risks 
? Water Industry's consolidation frenzy, too much money potentially killing companies, crazy valuations, learning from history, giving atypical companies a chance... and much more! 
? ... and of course, we concluded with the ????? ???? ????????? ? 

➡️ Get the Full Story   
➡️ Come say hi to Reinhard on LinkedIn 
Released:
Feb 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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